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- Four Endangered California Native Plants Finally Get Saved
- Bumble Bees – Read this & you will appreciate them too
- It’s Springtime – I found a baby animal….
- Bugs are Good….! and need our conservation
- My Favorite Nature Photos of 2022
- Making our Yards Sustainable
- Appreciating the Butterflies in our Yard
- Tales from our Habitat Yard
- Favorite California Natives: Some Less Common Butterfly and Hummingbird Faves
- An Overview of Bird-Safe Buildings — and Solutions
- Favorite Nature Videos
- Favorite Nature Photos of 2021
- Helping our Native Pollinators
- Upcoming Plant Sale so… Time to Plan what Natives to Buy
- 5 Sustainable Ways To Beautify Your Backyard While Protecting Your Surroundings
- Stories (and a few Lessons) from our Habitat Yard
- Helping Our Natural World – Trees, Birds, etc
- Tree Trouble in California Paradise
- Co-existing with Rattlesnakes Talk/Resources
- Favorite Local Hikes for Seeking Nature
- How to Not Kill Native Plants
- Fire Prevention Tips – Please, don’t start a wildfire
- California Natives – Fall 2024 Plant Sales!
- Collecting Native Seed
- Please Water your Trees
- Appreciating Our Natural World – now that we have more free time…
- Favorite Hikes: Vivian Creek near Forest Falls CA
- It’s Springtime…. What to Do with a Found Baby Animal
- You’re Invited to (Virtually) Visit Four California Gardens
- All About Rattlesnakes: A Presentation by Dr. William Hayes
- It’s Butterfly Time!
- Blooming Agave – a Habitat Heaven
- Nests and Tree Trimming Brochure now available
- From Lawn to Habitat Garden – My 10-year Experience
- Favorite Hikes: Mission Creek Preserve for Solitude & Desert Habitat
- Favorite Hikes: Preservation Point in Oak Glen
- It’s Time to Plant Native Plants! (plus local plant sales)
- More on Rattlesnakes: questions and answers
- When to Trim Trees and Protect Nesting Wildlife
- Wildwood Canyon State Park: Unknown Gem
- Protecting my Dog against Rattlesnake Bites
- Our California Native ‘Lawn’ – 10 years old!
- Highlights from our Natural World – 2018
- Garden Takeaways at Season’s End
- Channel Islands: Old California
- Springtime – critters, injured birds and even snakes
- Habitat Gardening (Part 2): Butterflies, Moths, Flies and Favorite Plants
- Habitat Gardening: Resources
- Habitat Gardening (Part 1) – Insects are Good!
- Pruning Native Plants: Tips We’ve Found Useful
- Tapping Beneficial Insects to Combat Pests (Including the Asian Citrus Psyllid)
- Great Hikes: Two Special San Bernardino National Forest Hikes
- My, What Rains Bring to the Desert in Spring – Anza Borrego
- Pruning 101: Correct Palm Pruning
- Salton Sea Tour highlights… burrowing owls, sandhill cranes, shorebirds aplenty
- Favorite Plants: California Native Trees and Shrubs
- Tree Care During Drought: Highlights from Forum
- How to Plant and Water Native Plants
- Lessons Learned on our Waterwise Landscaping (and upcoming native plant sales)
- Watering Trees During Drought
- A Special Nature Sanctuary in Central Park
- Low-water Plants for Summer Heat
- Does this Baby Bird Need Rescue?
- Wildlife Aplenty on an Hour Walk at Wildwood Canyon State Park
- Column Follow-up: Good tree trimmers, rain barrels and stopping the butchering of our trees
- See our native landscaping on the Redlands Garden Tour April 16-17
- Weed barrier – don’t use!
- Butterfly Update! Including Monarchs from our Yard and Mexico butterfly photos
- “Good” Weeds for Butterflies and More on our Native Pollinators
- Attracting Pollinators and Butterflies to our Yards
- Milkweed and Monarchs – Finally!
- A Potpourri Post: Lizard Update, Beetles and Frustrating Grasses
- Snakes!
- Great Hikes (and Camping): Wind Wolves Preserve
- Drought-busting: Why to Plant Natives?
- Taking the Trail to Wildwood Canyon’s Hunt Ranch
- Love in Lizard Land
- A Feel Good Bird Walk
- Preventing Birds from Hitting Windows
- The Consequences of Pesticides in Citrus Pest Treatment – and references
- Abundant winter bird life in So. California
- Native Plants Do Help Habitat for Wildlife
- The environmental costs of population growth
- More examples of drought tolerant landscapes
- Nature Abounds on Grand Canyon River Trip
- California Native Plants: Favorites of Two Residents
- Why Native Plants? Attracting birds is another important reason
- Taking Care of Our Native Oaks during Drought
- Using low water native grasses for your lawn
- Pollinator killing plants: questions to ask nurseries
- Now’s the time to see butterflies – and what’s better than a ‘puddle party’
- Great Hikes: San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary
- Favorite California Natives: Flannel Bush (Fremontia)
- Positive News for Wildlife
- Even More on Rattlesnake Relocation
- Favorite Native Plants: Ceanothus (Wild lilac)
- Converting Lawns to Waterwise Landscapes: So CA examples
- What I’ve learned about GMOs
- Supporting Local Organic Farmers
- Positive News to End Predator Wildlife Killing Contests in California
- Favorite Birding Spots in Inland Southern California
- For the Love of Hummingbirds
- Bright Bird Brains: A Tribute to Dusty
- The Lesson of ‘Little Bill’
- Our Backyard Brethren: Recent Wildcam Photos
- Great Hikes: Oak Glen Preserve for Fall Colors
- Wildlife and Predator Friendly Products
- Rodent Poisons: What Communities are Doing (Part 3)
- Butterflies: Plants to attract them, and concerns
- California Native Plants with Summer Color
- More on Relocating Rattlesnakes – including a research bibliography
- Rodent Poisons and our Ailing Wildlife – Part 2
- ‘Tis the Season for Spiders
- Using IPM to Control Rodents- (Part 1 continued)
- Using IPM to Control Rodents – Part 1
- Our Welcome (and not welcome) Nature Guests
- Great Hikes: Skyline Drive Trail – Corona CA
- Bugs! and Other Photos from Our Yard
- Great hikes: Head to the Crafton Hills
- Don’t Buy d-CON (and a campaign to reduce rat poison use)
- Sustainable landscaping: Some tips…
- Native Bees and Other Wildlife Find Our Home
- Go Organic — and plant milkweed — to Save Monarchs
- Our Vital Pollinators: Birds, Bats, Bees and Butterflies
- Great hikes: Herngt ‘Aki’ Preserve (Oakmont Park) in Redlands
- Living in Coyote Country (and a campaign to stop a hunt)
- Infected Firewood is Transporting Oak Beetle
- More Wildcam Photos – While You’re Sleeping
- Seek Local Native Plants for Cold (and Hot) Tolerance
- Favorite Natives: Hardy, Dramatic Manzanitas
- Buy Organic or Shade Grown Coffee for Birds and Biodiversity
- The Science of Trees
- Backyard Birding and Some Book Suggestions
- Replacing Invasive Plants
- Surprising Monogamy among Animals
- Plants for Bees: 12 month log of plants
- Attracting Butterflies to Your Yard
- Animal Emotions…. and Animal Demotion
- Favorite Natives: Western Sycamore
- Nature’s Take: Yes on Prop 37
- Favorite So. California Native Plants
- Find a Native Plant Sale Near You
- Favorite Natives: Salvias (Sages) for Aroma, Wildlife and Spectacular Flowers
- Saving Wildlife: Keep Cats Indoors (and Other Suggestions)
- Finding Nature in Cabo San Lucas
- What a Plant Knows: Do They Smell or See?
- What a Plant Knows: Do they Feel or Hear?
- Get Out of Your Car on Road Trips and… What Arizona’s Monsoons Bring
- Taking Care of Our California Native Oaks
- Hantavirus, Mice and Flashbacks to 1993
- Favorite Natives: Buckwheat for Bees & Butterflies
- Alaska’s Nature Speaks Loudly
- Favorite Natives: Nevin’s Barberry
- If Nature Could Really Speak: Challenges to Sky Island
- High Water Bills? Maybe it’s Lawn Removal Time
- Rattlesnakes! Relocating Them Works Just Fine….
- GMO Food Concerns: Research to Ponder
- Did you know: 1600 bee species in California?
- Bird Smarts
- Medicinal and Edible California Natives
- Tips for Taking Care of our Baby Wildlife
- Protect Birds from Dangerous Open Pipes
- Wake Up! Nature is Calling for Our Attention
- Great Hikes: Steep but Satisfying Frankish Peak (Upland CA)
- Great Hikes: Caroline Park’s Lush Natives (Redlands CA)
- 12 Ways to Help Birds on their Migration
- Carpenter Bees: Reconsider Viewing Them as Pests
- Ants! More Beneficial than You Think
- Great hikes: Desert Wildflowers (& why to support conservation efforts)
- It’s Springtime for Baby Rattlers and Other Snakes
- Pesticides Negatively Affect Human Health
- Animal Tracks: Bear, Coyotes and…. a robin
- Go Organic to Help the Bees
- Favorite Plants for Attracting Birds/Butterflies (California/Southwest)
- Favorite Plants for Attracting Birds/Butterflies (Midwest/East)
- Landscaped Yard Ushers in Butterflies and Birds
- Ahh, the Beauty of Mature Chaparral
- Pesticide Use: Consider the Collateral Damage
- Helping Ourselves through Conservation
- Wine Drinkers: Choose Corked Wine
- Tree Pruning: Resist Topping Trees
- Our Experience with Rodent Poison Use
- Going Native: Even Small Amounts Bring Benefits
- Bees: Consider Live Bee Removal for Hives
- How to Change Coyote Trapping Practices
- Some Truths about Rattlesnakes (and myth debunking)
- To Kill or Not to Kill Spiders
- Save a Songbird: Keep Cats Inside
- Our Conversion to Low Water Landscaping
- Educating Women–the Most Effective Population Control